Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Aug 7, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 180 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
7
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
6
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Chevrolet S10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming seat belt
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Seat belts
Filed Aug 7, 2001
RETRACTING SPRING CAME LOOSE FROM SHAFT THAT ROLLS SEAT BELT UP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT LAP SHOULDER BELT BECAME INOPERATIVE WHEN COIL RETRACTING SPRING CAME LOOSE FROM SHAFT THAT BELT ROLLS UP ON, THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE HOLE PLUG COMING OUT OF THE PLASTIC SPRING COVER ALLOWING THE SPRING TO WORK ITS WAY OFF THE SHAFT, THE PLUG IS ALSO OUT OF THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUT THE SPRING HAS NOT COME OFF. *SLC
NHTSA ID
893625
Incident
Aug 2, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Sep 29, 1999
DRIVER'S SEATBELT IS STUCK IN THE HOUSING WHICH MAKES SEATBELT INOPERATIVE, AND WON'T PROTECT THE DRIVER IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
849287
Incident
Sep 29, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jun 29, 1999
SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY TIGHT ON CAR SEAT. MJS
NHTSA ID
546445
Seat belts
Filed Jun 24, 1997
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD DRIVER. ONCE VEHICLE WAS HIT, THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETACT ONCE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK. *AK
NHTSA ID
813421
Incident
Jun 23, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 26, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
CONSUMER WAS IN AND ACCIDENT TRUCK ROLLOVER THE DRIVER WAS THROWN OUT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DIDN'T RESTRAINT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
979708
Incident
Nov 3, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 9, 1996
Crash reported
OWNER WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND HAD ON THE SEATBELT BUT THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER IN THE ACCIDENT. TT
NHTSA ID
978948
Seat belts
Filed Dec 11, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK UP DURING FRONT COLLISION. TT
NHTSA ID
976408
Incident
Dec 7, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 12, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
WAS REAR ENDED BY OTHER DRIVER VEHICLE OWNER HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. *AK
NHTSA ID
968633
Incident
May 28, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 11, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
UPON IMPACT, WHICH PROMPTED A MULTI-CAR COLLISION WHEN WAS FORCED INTO HEAD ON TRAFFIC, AT IMPACT SPEED 60MPH, SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAIL TO HOLD, BUCKLE DISENGAGED
NHTSA ID
965185
Incident
Apr 21, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 14, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 30MPH, 11:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVER/PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT, FRONT PASSENGER HIT WINDSHIELD.
NHTSA ID
960017
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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